The truth about the Iranian regime’s new president

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  By Sadegh Pashm-Foroush The day after the announcement of the results of Iran’s sham presidential election, Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei summoned the remaining members of the government of former regime president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19. In his remarks to them—indirectly addressing new regime president Massoud Pezeshkian—he warned him and reminded him of the “model” of the president in the regime. The supreme leader repeatedly mentioned Raisi and said, “He is truly a model; we must all learn from him.” He then reiterated the concept of “heartfelt belief and practical commitment” to the regime, which Pezeshkian, like all the election candidates, had committed to. Khamenei stated, “Dear Raisi demonstrated as a model that one can possess these mental, heartfelt, and practical qualities as the president of a country and follow them in practice.” Of course, before the sham election, Pezeshkian repeatedly stated that he would continue Raisi...
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Iran’s regime threatens diaspora with extradition following Free Iran rally

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By Shamsi Saadati

A few days after the Free Iran 2024 World Summit, in which a majority of 34 legislatures and 4,000 parliamentarians in 50 countries worldwide expressed their support for the Iranian people and their Resistance movement, on Tuesday, July 9, a minor cleric, acting as a judge in the theatrical “trial” of 104 members of the Iranian Resistance, reflected the fear of the regime and said: “This court declares that if, from now on, Iranians abroad form or attend meetings anywhere in the world at the invitation of the defendants in this case, a red notice will be issued for them in accordance with international conventions; therefore, the head of this court asks the Attorney General and the Foreign Minister to ensure that if Iranians abroad attend any sessions at the invitation of the defendants in this case, it will be considered as support for the [People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK)] and they will be subject to criminal prosecution in court, and these individuals will definitely be extradited to the country.”

Dehghani, the minor cleric judge of Khamenei, then absurdly addressed all countries with concern about the impact of the Free Iran event, saying: “This court warns statesmen of countries hosting terrorists that they must either prosecute the defendants themselves or extradite them to us.”

The cleric added: “I ask the Foreign Minister that from now on, if Iranians abroad attend any meetings at the invitation of the defendants in this case, it will be considered as support for the [PMOI/MEK] and they will be subject to prosecution in this court.”

For further emphasis, he added: “The charge against the PMOI/MEK is ‘baghi’ (armed rebellion against the religious leader with the aim of disrupting the system’s security), and it is the duty of Muslims to fight them. Being Muslim is irrelevant in cases of baghi or rebels. Simply rising against the Imam and the foundation of the government constitutes baghi, whether it succeeds or not.”

Then another cleric named Sedaghat, who presented himself as an expert in religious issues, elaborated on the discoveries of the judge: “This group is baghi, which is higher than mohareb (those who wage war against God); the actions of the PMOI members, in addition to being considered moharebeh (war against God), also constitute baghi. Three conditions have been proposed for the realization of the religious conditions of baghi: First, they must have fortifications that make it impossible to repel their evil without fighting; second, they must be outside the realm of the Muslim Imam and have gathered together; third, their rebellion must be based on a false interpretation of the illegitimacy of the established government and their numbers must be such that it cannot be dealt with except through armed forces. All these conditions apply to the PMOI.”

Finally, the judge, in utter desperation and helplessness, said: “With full authority, I declare to the defendants in this case that they have the opportunity to return and defend themselves against the actions they have committed.”

It is worth mentioning that in the fifteenth session of the court, the cleric judge once again, in utmost shame and frustration, announced: “Not a single lawyer has been introduced to the court by any of the defendants, nor has any petition been submitted.”

This is the same regime that executed more than 30,000 political prisoners, mostly PMOI members, in the span of a few months in 1988 without giving them a fair trial. This is the same regime that hunted down and killed PMOI members in the streets in the early 1980s. This is the same regime that has carried out hundreds of terrorist operations against members and supporters of the PMOI across the globe. Right now, the regime is not even adhering to its own laws when it comes to PMOI members, and it torments the family members of the Iranian Resistance just because they are related to the PMOI.

It is clear that this there is no such thing as justice under the rule of the mullahs. But the fake trial and the most recent threat the regime has issued against the supporters of the PMOI has one clear message: the regime clearly knows its main threat and its alternative, the only organized resistance movement that can help the Iranian people overthrow the regime and establish a free and democratic republic. And it will do anything to prevent their activities. Absent a firm policy by western governments, the regime is using this court as an excuse to further expand its terrorist activities against the Iranian Resistance abroad and domestic repression against dissidents, especially members of the PMOI Resistance Units.

But as the regime has failed to destroy the Iranian people’s aspirations through massacres and terrorism before, this effort too will lead to a disgraceful defeat for the regime.

This article was first published by english.mojahedin

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